The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-22

it was argued from the fact of Sarah and Lilies
in the wind, but there is nothing TO s1hstanti-
ate such a notion. Maurice. IL tan o. hfteeu
years the junior OF the b~auty
A firm in John street showed me the most
brilliant and beautiful diamonds haze seen in
long time. They were tbs property OF
that famous Isabella. Queen of Spain They
are called the violet diamonds. In she sfors
they looked the steelybue white shat fine
diamonds should be. but taken TO tho
door they were really distinct violet They
unset at present. but used to be a pair OF
ear-drops. In the exhibition was watch OF
ancient make which has movable tabeau upon
it. Cupid is sharpening his arrow at the forge
of Vulcan, while Venns and other myfholoslcaI
celebrities look When the watch is wound
the god at the bellows begins to pump: Vulcan
at the anvil strikes it, tiny chain that looks
like running water runs over wheel TO initiate
a cascade, while Venus moves her arm and
Cupid brandishes q bow. The workmanship ID
extremely fine, and the little watch is very val
liable. Among the articles formerly belonging
to Isabella is collection OF different colored
diamonds There black-and-ran diamonds,
amber-colored, pink. sanguinary red ones. almost
like rubies; gray ones, and the famous violet
pair. The old lady had great fancy for jew-
elry. As many dozen sets Of different
jeweled settings are in the hands of this firm for
sale.
Isometimes question Il the sswing-machins
has been great boon to women is popular
1y supposed. Those women who get their living
By sewing earned just as much in the old times.
for they got dollar for making chemise that
took couple of days to build. where now ths
woman rattles off ten Of them for 10 cents apiece.
There is question but the exertion of running
q sewing machine long enough to make ter
shirts does greater harm than the old-time
inement necessary to make one by hand. But
the great evil wrought by this lahorsaving nvenss
sC he rxlx1
own underclothes gave to women. No girl will
sit down. and, by adding little stitch to
buy at a smaller outlay than the material would
cost. There are simple, primitive little places,
very near our doors. whore the fads and follie9
of the great city are unkuow, and I struck ona
up in the wilds of Connecticut They were an
innocent lot. and they heartily en-
joyed pleasures contrasted strongly with
some elaborate and tedious carnivals that New
York had tried hard to think successful and en-
tertaining, during that very same season. The
town is named after family that seems to own
it body and boots Well call il Samuesville.
Old Pa Samuels Kept sort of hotel boarding.
house; Jim Samuels ran the village store; Sam
Samueis was the doctor for man and beast. and
Siah Samuels was justice of the peace. under<
taker, peddled out such law they stoud in
need of. and read burial service Of composite
character that suited all religious convietons
when any resident of Samuelsviile died
Sweet, simple community had rousna
good time among em. Sosne of the Samuelses
had factories for making sail cloth and canvas.
Others had yarn and thread mills. Nightly
when they knocked off work. looms
were rolled out of the way and
The old folks came to these gatherings with Ian
terms, and Juggling their OWE chairs to sit upon
One of the prettiest of the many Samuels girl
was going to be married, and she showed me heI
outfit The truth forced itself on me that this
sewing machine was not so great blessing. All
her garments were made by hand. The lace was
work. The things were pretty, and the baps
pness of the girl who had made them far sur
passed the pride of Gotham belle in an imports
ed trousseau. How many days of quiet, satisfy
ing happiness they represented; how many evens
ings TRANQUILITY full of joyous expectations de.
sired by her fashionable sisters have been herst
tell you We miss great deal in not making
our own night-gowns and hemming our own pets
ticoats
Mrs. sah Samuels was piety itself, and tbs
only discoutented paper in the bundle. There
regular meeting house in Samuelsvillet
and since some young minister s'cut up" theres
regular preacher. Mrs. Siah bitterly ops
posed to show folks who were warmly welcomed
by all the other Samuels. But N Mrs. Samues's
parlor were some funny things that joking show
people had bestowed uuon her. great many
years ago, when Booth was in the glory of hi
first Hamlet run, bust Of the actor was put OF
the town, as those of Dixey and Raymond havs
been lately. A crown OF laurels rests upon tho
bowed head of the then good-looking traeedians
and expression of intense woe pervades his
countenance. One OF these busts decoratea
block covered with perforated paper.
on which are worked flowers and directly
in front of the letters 'L 3. s." were carefully
drawn in marking stitch The old lady had made
a great mistake there. So when l saw one Of
John McCullouzh's big photographs in the char
acter of Lear, I asked with sober face whd
that vast ''Moses, the law-giver," she promptly
replied. l went home and sent her . large picts
ure Of Bernhardt. with word that it was thai
famous woman, Sarah.n She mas gathered ali
Samuelsville about her and told them that thil
woman had a child when she 150, and sh<
wrote to me that the poor creature had hsl
troubles. There good deal in Abraham
no doubt. that she didn't feel satisfied with, and
the prospect of sleeping in Abraham's bosom
had never seemed to her as pleasant turn-ut
bedstead. CLARA BELLE.